tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46190580615839316162024-03-14T03:20:43.981+00:00BeckyBoopBooks, food, lifeBeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-87126744316424342042017-06-22T17:00:00.002+01:002017-10-09T13:36:04.094+01:00Catch Up - 12 Things Happening In My Life
I haven't been very active on here for a while! My last post was in January, so quite a few things have been happening. Here they are condensed down to a little list of 12...
1: My Birthday
February 12th was my birthday, I had a really lovely day with my other half, best friend & her partner. We call ourselves the fantastic four... It was a really relaxed day with food, films and BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-13812035599143958012017-01-31T22:32:00.000+00:002017-01-31T22:32:16.720+00:00Hair Update
If you've been reading here for a while, you may be aware of my self-imposed anti hair-dye challenge. What you won't know, is that I broke it...
In November I made the decision to break almost 2 years of not dyeing my hair. I toyed with the idea of a slight change, maybe a chestnut brown or mahogany...but subtle was never my thing. I love dramatic hair changes, and it took me a while to decide BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-58304968747974766582017-01-04T14:53:00.000+00:002017-01-04T14:53:53.071+00:00Hello 2017...
I saw in 2017 while I was sleeping. I was too sick to stay up through midnight, I did get a midnight kiss from my other half, but I was too out of it to remember!
2016's resolutions were not all completed, but that's okay. It's a new year, so I can sweep away the old, and come up with some new resolutions!
Happy new year!
BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-67304000731995853542016-12-07T17:15:00.000+00:002016-12-07T17:15:37.098+00:00My self-care list
No-one likes being ill, or feeling run down or unhappy - including me! I'm off work due to illness today, so I thought I would cheer myself up a bit and come up with my self-care list.
1: Stay Snuggly
I love to sleep. Especially when it's cold and horrible outside, and my bed is warm and comfortable! If I have to drag myself out of bed, I'll pull on a warm onesie and curl up somewhere BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-24418420977791756022016-11-21T17:24:00.000+00:002016-11-21T17:24:45.678+00:00NaNo Fail...
So early into NaNoWriMo, I was struggling to find time to write. It got harder and harder, and everything else needed to come first. So, I decided not to beat myself up about it, and not finish this year. There's always next year, or the year after...when I have a little more free time. Sooo 5895 was what I hit on my word count this year. Maybe I'll get there next year, maybe not. I'm okay with BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-17072579233587254212016-11-11T21:21:00.000+00:002016-11-11T21:21:35.576+00:00NaNo update
It's day 11 of NaNoWriMo. I am so behind, I've written just over 5000 words and I should be heading to 25,000! It is extremely difficult to find the time to write. I think I overestimated the amount of free time I would have to do this. I've also been slow, I didn't plan anything so I'm writing as I come up with the plot. It's slowing me down as I think about what happens next. At this point BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-2667160506406229492016-10-24T13:33:00.000+01:002016-10-24T13:33:11.738+01:00NaNoWriMo...
Happy Autumn all! It's almost November, which means people in their thousands will be participating in NaNoWriMo. As you can see above, this stands for National Novel Writing Month. Through November, you commit to writing 50,000 words of a novel. Your novel. From your own brain straight onto the computer/paper/parchment...If you want more information you can head over to the website: BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-91754842540166719002016-10-10T20:39:00.000+01:002016-10-10T20:39:25.983+01:00WHAT A WEEK.
I have not had the best couple of weeks...things have been a little insane.
2 weekends ago, the bicycle I've been using to get to work was stolen. Someone got through my bike lock with bolt cutters, and cycled off into the sunrise. Luckily I hadn't spent loads of money on the bike, but it's still incredibly annoying and inconvenient!!
The week following I was obsessively searching for a new BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-28860937610061156142016-09-17T12:59:00.002+01:002016-09-17T12:59:56.606+01:00Menorca 2016
What a busy couple of months! There's a lot to catch up on, most importantly - my holiday!
I went to Menorca with my family, we stayed in a villa at the top of a steep hill - the views were beautiful. Walking up to the villa was hard work, especially with all the shopping! I think this was the first holiday I lost weight by the end of it - not a bad thing! We did so much swimming, walking, BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-73444510151880899072016-07-07T10:06:00.002+01:002016-07-07T10:06:58.654+01:00My Wasted Wardrobe...An Introduction
Anyone who's been reading for a while may recognise My Wasted Wardrobe as the original name for this blog...When I changed it to BeckyBoops I wanted to keep MWW as a regular feature, so here it is! Enjoy.
I have a lot of clothes. A lot. my wardrobe is rammed, I have boxes with clothes in them, as well as several drawers of clothes. Not to mention the permanently overflowing washing basket...BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-28937358741533247782016-05-26T14:44:00.001+01:002016-05-26T14:44:58.197+01:00Penpal Epidemic
Through bullet journalling I've discovered the joy of having pen pals. I excitedly check the post box every day to see if I have any new letters, and I enjoy writing to people from all over the world. It's so exciting to get letters from strangers, and getting to know them via snail mail. I enjoy writing, and letter writing is helping me to get back into it.
I've written to quite a few people, BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-26226738886667196362016-03-23T20:44:00.001+00:002016-03-23T20:44:05.216+00:00Starting a Bullet Journal
I recently happened across the phenomenon known as a 'Bullet Journal'. I saw this first on Basically Innocent's blog, and instantly wanted to have one of my own. From what I've been looking at online, I would describe a Bullet Journal as...a calendar/diary/journal/to-do list all rolled into one neat notebook that you can get as creative as you want with. This is most definitely my favorite thingBeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-10686873964700324482016-03-22T13:08:00.001+00:002016-03-22T13:08:20.248+00:00The Empties Challenge! February Edition
This month I've gone through a few products, though one or two of them are actually really old and I'm pretty sure they've gone off - so they're not technically empty...but I'm getting rid of them anway!
1: The Body Shop Shower Gel - Pink Grapefruit
This took FOREVER to get through. Not a bad thing though - if you want a long lasting, great smelling shower gel, this is the one. I do think BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-82330328962588198252016-03-01T12:21:00.001+00:002016-03-01T12:21:48.843+00:00No-Spend March
I'm challenging myself!
I'm going to cut my spending through March - this mean no more cheeky coffees, or anything else for that matter. I am on a spending ban - other than necessary items like food and petrol. My rules are below, join me if you fancy it!
Rules:
Only buy what you need to live - food and petrol.
No more coffees or lunchtime food trips
Use as much food as you can from what BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-58631423929192368272016-02-11T17:31:00.000+00:002016-02-11T17:31:17.105+00:00I stopped dying my hair for a year and this happened...
At new years I was challenged to avoid dying my hair for a year. I accepted the challenge, and took the opportunity on new years eve to dye my hair one last time. Now, over a year on, I have successfully avoided hair dye.
I have been tempted to break the challenge...every time I see a hair dye aisle in a shop I go and stare longingly at all of the different colours. To anyone who has BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-7706973589380655912016-02-05T12:34:00.000+00:002016-02-05T12:34:01.898+00:00The Empties Challenge! January Edition
New year, a new month of empties! Though to be honest, I haven't got through quite as many products as I expected to...
1: Tresemme Karatin Smooth: 7 Day Smooth System Conditioner
I bought the whole set of the 7 day smooth set - the shampoo, conditioner, and the heat activated serum. I've made my way through the conditioner the quickest - no surprises there. I dont know many poeple who use BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-41539594128579513502016-01-22T18:00:00.000+00:002016-01-22T18:00:23.705+00:00Boop's Bookshelf: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevski
Crime and Punishment checks off 'A book more than 100 years old' in my 2015 Reading Challenge.
The Author
Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821 - 1881) was a Russian writer who predominantly explored human psychology in 19th century Russia in his literary works. He wrote several novels, short stories and essays throughout his life based around the social, political and spiritual clime of BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-1432291840792357022016-01-02T21:22:00.000+00:002016-01-02T21:22:07.959+00:00Happy New Year!
It's 2016 - happy new year!
2015 has been a whirlwind, I moved out, moved again, quit my job, got engaged, went on 3 holidays, read a lot, had my appendix out, and all the rest...it's been a busy year! After having done so much this year, I don't feel too bad about not completing my 2015 new years resolutions...
2015 resolutions:
1. I will go hair dye free for a year
COMPLETED! BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-51162717187604585102015-12-29T20:57:00.000+00:002015-12-29T20:57:17.761+00:00The Empties Challenge - November Edition
Month 2 of my empties challenge and I think we've done okay this month! (even though this is a really late post!!!!!)
1: So...? Enticing Bodyspray
I received this in a 3 pack as a Christmas gift. It's taken me a while to use it, but it is a product that I use on a semi-regular basis, especially in the summer months! I like the scent of these - even if they make me think of teenagers and BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-89665251874382206552015-11-12T13:18:00.000+00:002015-11-12T13:19:34.349+00:00Goodreads Challenge Check-in
As you're aware from my book reviews, I've been doing a reading challenge this year. I also started a Goodreads reading challenge to coincide with the Popsugar challenge. I set a target of 55 books to be read this year - approx a book per week. I think usually, reading at the rate wouldn't be a problem for me. However, some of the books that were suggested for my work book club were incredibly BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-33069889840779688362015-10-29T10:10:00.000+00:002015-10-29T10:10:38.962+00:00The Empties Challenge - October Edition
I realised while moving, that I have an obscene amount of toiletries that I've managed to collect. Toiletries that I am not in the habit of using, so they just pile up in boxes and drawers...which is an issue when moving from a 3 bedroom house into a 2 bedroom flat with limited storage space...
I thought it could be fun to challenge myself to try and use some of them each month to firstly, BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-47327075455787437412015-10-13T20:15:00.000+01:002015-10-13T20:15:11.795+01:00Life Updates
Hi!
It's been a while. No fault but my own on that one - soz.
I feel like a lot has happened in the past couple of months...here's a rundown of what I've been up to:
I moved out of the house Andrew and I were sharing together.
I moved halfway across the country into a flat (with Andrew).
The move was not very well planned out, and took a lot of time over several weekends to get everything BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-86394150466677706302015-09-04T17:15:00.000+01:002015-09-04T17:15:00.733+01:00Boop's Bookshelf: The Outsiders by S E Hinton
The Outsiders checks of 'A book by a female author' in my 2015 reading challenge.
The Author
S E Hinton was born in Oklahoma, and had always had a love of reading. However the reading material was not to her liking, so she wrote young adult stories that did reflect what she thought they should be. The Outsiders was her first novel, and a great writing career followed it.
BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-2889467088465780792015-07-14T23:18:00.000+01:002015-07-14T23:18:12.468+01:00Boop's Bookshelf: Sex and Bacon by Sarah Katherine Lewis
Sex and Bacon checks off 'A nonfiction book' in my 2015 Reading Challenge.
The Author
Sarah Katherine Lewis is a previous sex worker, who turned to writing about her experiences, and writes for a sex advice column. She has written two novels - Indecent: how I Make it and Fake it as a Girl for Hire and Sex and Bacon: Why I Love Things That are Very, Very Bad for Me.&BeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619058061583931616.post-20919870537895280152015-07-09T22:04:00.000+01:002015-07-09T22:04:42.386+01:00Boop's Bookshelf: The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
The Luminaries check off 'A book by someone under 30' in my 2015 reading challenge.
The Author
Eleanor Catton is a Canadian-born New Zealand author. Her second novel The Luminaries won the Man Booker Prize in 2013, crowning her the youngest person to have won the award. Other than The Luminaries, Catton has also released the novel The Rehearsal, and some short storiesBeckyBoopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556997481250933742noreply@blogger.com0